Before coming to Smith, Rumbila Abdullahi ‘21 arrived in Springfield, Massachusetts as a child refugee. She is a member of the Somali Bantu ethnic minority group that was forced to flee Somalia in the aftermath of the 1991 civil war.
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Meredith Wild ‘04 is a tech entrepreneur-turned-romance-author who is also the CEO of her own imprint, Waterhouse Press. At Smith, she majored in English Language and Literature, and is anticipating the release of her newest book, “Blood of Zeus,” (co-written with Angel Payne) in August 2020. She has been on multiple bestsellers lists, including USA Today and the New York Times.
The outbreak affected four students who planned to study abroad in China this semester, two full year students, and two Spring semester students.
Every year, Smith holds The Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs for undergraduate women to share their novel ideas and business models, as well as to connect themselves with other women entrepreneurs. Originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, Hawa Tarawally is a Social Impact Winner and Fan Favorite prize winner in the Draper competition of 2019. The Sophian invited her for an interview to talk about her project in the Draper competition and her advice for future Draper participants.
María Isabel was ten years old when her visitor’s visa to the United States expired. She was brought here at age four with her parents and older sister in search of better opportunities, much like previous generations of immigrants that have reached the United States since its formation. Today she is proudly a first generation Smithie.
When she flew back to her hometown of Wuhan, China on the last day of 2019, she thought she had her spring semester all figured out.
This year, a federally-funded research project at the Jandon Center for Community Engagement will launch a number of community-based initiatives to support young adults in Springfield.
How does one begin to describe the awesomeness that is Sarah Maclean? She’s the bestselling author of more than a dozen delightfully written historical romances, one half of the fabulous duo behind the “Fated Mates” podcast, romance columnist for the Washington Post and probably the fiercest advocate for the romance genre you’ll ever come across. Oh, and did we mention she’s a Smithie?
Karelia Stetz-Waters ‘99J, a former Duckett resident and current community college professor, is a romance writer who writes happy endings for women in love. She balances her full-time job with her writing career and works to spread awareness of “cliteracy,” with the goal of using her writing as a way to teach people about female sexual pleasure...
“Sometimes people look at me and are like ‘uhh, are you queer?’” Emma Livingston ’20 said, cocking her head to the side and mimicking their…